Honda Civic Type R
Owners filed 37 complaints across 8 model years of the Honda Civic Type R. The 2021 drew the most (11); the 2024 the fewest (1).
Model years8
Complaints37
Recalls12
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Honda Civic Type R model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Visibility/Wiper | Routine | |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine |
Which Honda Civic Type R years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2021 is the weakest year on record, with 11 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 2 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.